Another piece of new Astros logo puzzle leaked

Another key piece of the Astros’ new image has been released early on the Internet.

Sportslogos.net on Saturday published pictures of the Astros’ primary logo, which features the large white “H” and orange five-point star leaked Friday, in addition to the Astros’ new lettering. The entire image is based on a circular logo, which is expected to serve as the team’s new symbol.

According to sportslogos.net, the images were found at footballfanatics.com as part of a series of iPhone5 cases.

A team spokeswoman confirmed Saturday the images are part of the Astros’ official rebranding.

The newly released images follow a Friday leak of the Astros’ logo, which was inadvertently unveiled when a Houston-area Academy sporting goods store sold T-shirts displaying the image. The shirts were quickly pulled from the floor and Academy issued an apology for the early release of the Astros’ logo.

The Astros will hold an official launch party Nov. 2 at Minute Maid Park, at which time the franchise will unveil its full rebranding.